ด้าม

dâam

Meanings

1ClassifierA2

classifier: items with handles; handled tools

Classifier for objects with a handle or shaft, such as knives, brooms, umbrellas, hoes.

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; parasol2shady; cool (shaded); protected3shade; shelterสามด้ามsăam dâamสามด้ามsăam dâamthree handles (classifier use)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mine
Yesterday I bought three umbrellas for my family.
2NounB1

handle; haft

The part of an object for holding or gripping, such as on a knife, broom, or umbrella.

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchange3[to] change; transfer (clothes/transport/etc.)ด้ามdâamด้ามdâam1handle; haft2classifier: items with handles; handled toolsไม้กวาดmái gwàatไม้กวาดmái gwàatbroomใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอันanอันan1which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)2thing; item (formal/archaic)3classifier for small/abstract items; pieces; units (written/formal)4that (demonstrative pronoun/determiner, formal/poetic)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newหักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2be broken3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6[to] breach; violate7minus; less (arith.)
Yesterday I replaced the broom’s handle because the old one broke.

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